Working with Myths: Creative Expression Workshops for Immigrant and Refugee Children in a School Setting

• Published in: Art therapy Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 3 - 10
• Main Authors: Rousseau, Cécile, Lacroix, Louise, Bagilishya, Deogratia, Heusch, Nicole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 01.01.2003
• Subjects: Adjustment (to Environment); Art Therapy; Canada; Children; Counseling Techniques; Creative Activities; Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Mythology; Refugees; Canada

A follow-up to a previous study, this paper describes creative expression workshops using myth to facilitate storytelling and drawing activities for recently arrived immigrant and refugee children. A qualitative analysis of the children's creative output suggests that the use of a wide variety...